Editing Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved level)

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{{Level infobox
|prev=''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''
|next=''[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|The Truth and Reconciliation]]''
|game=''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
|name='''''Halo'''''
|image=[[Image:Forkdropship.jpg|300px]]
|player=[[John-117]]
|date= [[2552#September 19, 2552|September 19, 2552]]
|place= On the surface of [[Installation 04]]
|Objective=
'''Part 01: Flawless Cowboy''' 
*Evade the [[Covenant]] patrols searching for you 
*Head for higher ground 
*Search for other [[Bumblebee Escape Pod|lifeboats]] 
*Stay with the survivors 
*Protect the [[human]] survivors 
*Wait for an [[Echo 419|evac dropship]] to arrive 
'''Part 02: Reunion Tour''' 
*Search for the three additional groups of human survivors
|enemies=
*[[Elites]]
**[[Minor Elite|Minor]]
**[[Major Elite|Major]]
*[[Grunts]]
**[[Minor Grunt|Minor]]
**[[Major Grunt|Major]]
*[[Jackals]]
**[[Minor Jackal|Minor]]
**[[Major Jackal|Major]](Xbox version Only)
}}

{{Article Quote|Seek out surviving Marines and help them fight the Covenant.}}

''Halo'' is the second campaign level in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and it begins on the morning of September 19, 2552. It is the first "on the ground" view of [[Installation 04]]. The Master Chief is the only survivor from the [[Bumblebee]] crash and fight against the Covenant forces while searching and rescuing surviving UNSC forces. This is the first level in the game where [[Jackal|Jackals]] will be introduced as well as the first on Halo's surface.

== Transcript ==
=== Part 01: Flawless Cowboy ===



[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fq9BNDOFvY '''{''Cutscene''}''']

'''[[Cortana]]:''' "We're coming in too fast!" 

'''Bumblebee Pilot:''' "Damn! Airbrake failure! They blew too early! I'm losin' her. Brace for impact!" 

{''White out''}

'''{''Gameplay''}'''

'''Cortana:''' "[[Master Chief|Chief]]? [[Master Chief|Chief]]! Can you hear me? At last! Are you alright? Can you move?''"''

''As you exit the [[Bumblebee|lifepod]]:''

'''Cortana:''' "The others...the impact...there's nothing we can do."

{''As you exit the area''}

'''Cortana:''' "''Warning! I've detected multiple [[DX-class Spirit Dropship|Covenant Dropships]] on approach. I recommend moving into those hills. If we're lucky, the [[Covenant]] will believe that everyone aboard this lifeboat died in the crash.''" 

{''If you explore a little bit''}

'''Cortana:''' "''I'm reading thousands of types of flora. The [[Installation 04|ring]]'s ecosystem is incredibly sophisticated.''"

{''As a Spirit dropship approaches''}

'''Cortana:''' "Alert! [[Covenant]] [[DX-class Spirit Dropship|dropship]] inbound! They must be looking for survivors. I recommend immediate evasion!"

[[Image:Scrn_092.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Two [[Banshee]]s above the mission start.]]

{''As you wait a bit''}

'''Cortana:''' "''Warning! [[DX-class Spirit Dropship|Covenant Dropship]] has detected us, here they come.''" 

{''Combat noises''}

'''[[Cortana]]:''' "I'm reading a lifeboat beacon over the next hill. We should check to see if there are any survivors." 

{''As you come up to the surviving [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]''}

'''[[Private (UNSC)|Private]] [[Bisenti]]:''' "Good to see you, sir! Welcome to the party!"

{''or''}

'''Private [[Bisenti]]''': "I thought we were the only ones to make it off of the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''!"

'''[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]]:''' (sighs) "It's a mess, sir. We're scattered all over this valley. We called for evac, but until you showed up, I thought we were cooked." 

'''Cortana:''' "Don't worry, Sergeant. We'll stay here until evac arrives." 

'''Private [[Manuel Mendoza|Mendoza]] (O.S.)''': "Heads up! I got a [[Covenant]] dropship headin' in, over here!" 

{''Next wave of [[Covenant]] troops''}

'''Private Mendoza (O.S.)''': "Look sharp! [[Covenant]] dropship on approach! I could use some help over here!"

{''Next wave''}

'''Private Mendoza (O.S.)''': "''Uh-oh, another [[bandit]] droppin' in behind us! They're tryin' to flank us!''"

''If all of the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] are dead:''

'''Cortana:''' "I recommend to stay here and wait for extraction..."

{''If you're leaving the area''}

'''[[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]]:''' "Where are you going? The lifeboat beacon is our only chance to getting reunited with the rest of the crew, we need to stay with it."

{''After the final wave of [[Covenant]] dropships''}

'''[[Carol Rawley|Foehammer]]:''' ([[COM]]) "This is [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] [[Echo 419]]. Anybody read me? Repeat: any [[UNSC]] personnel, respond." 

'''[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]], [[Avery Junior Johnson|SSGT Johnson]] or [[Cortana]]:''' (COM) "Roger, Echo 419. This is [[Fire Team Charlie]]. We read you. Is that you, [[Foehammer]]?"

'''Foehammer:''' "Roger, [[Fire Team Charlie]]. Good to hear from ya!" 

'''Marine, SSGT Johnson or Cortana:''' (COM) "If you're not too busy, Foehammer, we could use a lift. We have survivors to transport to the [[Command Shuttle]]." 

'''Foehammer:''' "I'm on my way."

[[Image:Halo final alt1 th.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Echo 419'' drops the Chief a Warthog. Two lifeboats can be seen flying across the sky, soon to land.]]

'''Cortana:''' "''Look, more [[Bumblebee|lifeboats]]! They're coming in fast. If those lifeboats make it down, the Covenant are going to be right on top of them. (COM) Foehammer, we need you to disengage your [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]]. The [[John-117|Master Chief]] and I are going to see if we can save some soldiers.''" 

'''Foehammer:''' (COM) "''Roger, Cortana. Okay, Charlie Team, Warthog deployed. Saddle up and give 'em hell!''"

'''Cortana:''' (COM) "''Roger, Foehammer. Stand by to evac survivors and transport them to safety.''" 

'''Foehammer:''' (COM) "That's affirmative, [[Echo 419]] staying on station. Foehammer out." 

'''Cortana:''' "''The Master Chief and I need some backup, can you spare a few [[UNSC Marine Corps|men]]?''"

'''SSGT Johnson (''If you kept him alive'') or [[Private First Class|PFC]] [[M. Fitzgerald|Fitzgerald]]:''' "''Sure, Cortana. All right ladies, volunteers step up on the double! The rest of you, get to the [[D77-TC Pelican|Dropship]].''"

{''If you walk away from the dropped Warthog towards the distant cave''}

'''Cortana:''' "''We'll need that Warthog if we want to get to the other [[Bumblebee|lifeboats]] in time.''"

{''If you explore the area on foot or delay for more than five minutes''}

'''Cortana:''' "''Survivors would probably stick close to their emergency beacons. (drops a NAV point on the distant cave) We need to find where each lifeboat has landed.''"

{''As you drive through the cave structure''}

'''Cortana:''' "''This cave is not a natural formation. [[Forerunner|Someone]] built it, so it must lead somewhere. (Pause) I've hacked into the [[Covenant]] [[battlenet]], they're actually broadcasting tactical data on unencrypted channels! We should show them who they're dealing with. Master Chief, I'm going to use your [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|suit]]'s transponder system to monitor their chatter.''" 

{''After Master Chief kills all of the Covenant in the structure''}

'''Cortana:''' "''There must be some mechanism to cross this cavern, look for a control panel or switch.''"

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaJdoHy9h7M '''{''Cutscene''}''']

{''Cinematic: When the Chief finds the panel and engages it, four giant silver beam-generating structures extending across the chasm, and an energy bridge slowly fading into coherence''}

(NOTE: The cutscene mentioned will not occur unless you kill all the enemies in the area. However, the energy bridge will still activate in gameplay.)

'''{''Gameplay''}'''

{''As the Chief drives out the other end of the cave''}

'''Cortana:''' "''New traffic on the Covenant Battlenet...a lot more crew made it off the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Autumn]]'' than I had predicted - the Captain really gave them hell! If we can find [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] and other survivors, we have a chance to coordinate an effective resistance.''"

=== Part 02: Reunion Tour ===

''This varies depending on the order the Chief visits the crash sites''

{''As the Chief approaches the rock-slide crash site''}

'''Cortana:''' "''Survivors detected. The Marines are concealed in those rocks.''" 

'''Marine Sharpshooter:''' "''Contact! Covenant Dropship, down there!''"

{''If the Covenant charges into the rocks''}

'''Marine:''' ''"Fall back! Fall back!"''

{''Marines will all get on top of the highest rock, where the sniper is''}

{''If the Chief leaves the area before the area is secured''}

'''Cortana:''' "Where are you going? We need to stay with the Marines."

{''After the Chief fends off Covenant forces''}

'''Foehammer:''' (COM) "''Echo 419 to Cortana, come in.''" 

'''Cortana:''' (COM) "''We read you, Echo 419. We have survivors and need immediate dust-off.''" 

'''Foehammer:''' (COM) "''Roger, Cortana. On my way. I've spotted additional [[Bumblebee|lifeboats]] in your area. One near the cliff edge. And another near the head of the river. Hard to see from my altitude, but it looks like there are more survivors.''" 

'''Cortana:''' (COM) "''Acknowledged. We're on our way.''"

{''If all Marines are killed''}

'''Cortana:''' (slowly) "''No survivors...''" 

{''If the Chief dawdles''} 

'''Cortana:''' "''We need to find the other two lifeboats.''" 

{''As the Master Chief approaches the river head crash site''}

'''Cortana:''' "''There are some Marines hiding in the hills above the structure.''" 

'''Marine:''' "''You're a sight for sore eyes Chief. We're in a bad way. We've got wounded here.''"

'''Cortana:''' "''I'll call in a [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|dropship]] to pick them up.''"

{''When the Chief kills all the Covenant forces in the vicinity''}

'''Foehammer:''' (COM) "''Echo 419 to Cortana, Foehammer's on station and ready for another pickup.''" 

'''Cortana:''' (COM) "''Affirmative, Foehammer. We're ready for dustoff, approach when ready. We're going to look for the last lifeboat, Echo 419, good luck.''"

{''If all Marines are killed''}

'''Cortana:''' (bitterly) "''They're all dead.''" 

{''As the Chief approaches the river''}

'''Cortana:'' '''''"''Warning!''' '''I've picked up reports that the Covenant have located and secured the'' ''Pillar of Autumns crash site. The good news is the Captain's still alive. The bad news is that the Covenant has captured the entire surviving command crew. Let's hurry and find the final lifeboat, so we can link up with the rest of the survivors.''" 

{''As the Chief approaches the fourth lifeboat''}

'''Cortana:''' "''Lifeboat detected. No sign of survivors...''"

'''PFC Fitzgerald:''' "''This lifeboat is trashed, Chief. There are weapons and supplies but...no bodies.''" 

{''or''}

'''PFC Fitzgerald:''' "''The lifeboat's totaled sir. There are weapons and supplies everywhere, but I can't find any bodies. Maybe somebody made it out of here alive...''"

{''or''}

'''PFC Fitzgerald:''' "''The life boat's trashed, Chief. There are weapons and supplies all over the place. Where's the bodies though?''"

{''As the Chief moves around the Final structure by the cliff edge''}

'''Cortana:''' "''Maybe they took cover in that structure. Let's check it out.''"

{''If the Chief leaves the aread''}

'''Cortana:''' "''We should search the interior of those structures before we leave.''" 

[[Image:Scrn_009.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Master Chief watches a Phase Pulse Generator fire.]]

{''As the Chief arrives at the bottom of the cavern, where the Marines and the [[UNSC Navy|naval crewmen]] are hiding.''}

'''Cortana:''' "''I've called for evac.''" 

'''Marine:''' "''Roger that. Marines! Assemble for evac, pronto!''"

{''If all of the Marines and techs are killed''}

'''Cortana''' (sadly) "''We weren't able to save any of the Marines. A hundred percent casualty rate.''" 

{''or''}

'''Cortana''' "''Dead. They're all dead. Get to the dropship and let's get back to base.''"

{''If you dawdle without clearing the area''}

'''Cortana:''' "We should make sure the area is clear of Covenant forces before the dropship arrives."

{''When the Chief kills all the Covenant in the area''}

'''Cortana:''' (COM) "''That's the last of them.''"

'''Foehammer:''' (COM) "''Roger that. I'm on my way.''" 

'''Cortana:''' "''New traffic on the Covenant battlenet! I've found Captain Keyes! He's being held on a Covenant [[CCS-class_Battlecruiser|cruiser]], the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', a ship I disabled before we abandoned the ''Autumn''. The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' touched down on a desert plateau roughly three hundred kilometres upspin.''"

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgUEhvyJMaE '''{''Cutscene: Cliffside''}''']
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329ecIgv6wA '''{''Cutscene: Rockside''}''']
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky3OhCJcGCg '''{''Cutscene: Head of the River''}''']

{''As Foehammer flies in''}

'''Cortana:''' "''There's our ride. Get aboard, and let's get out of here.''" 

'''Foehammer:''' "''Welcome aboard, Master Chief. Ready for dust-off.''" 

{''As the Master Chief climbs onboard into the Pelican''}

'''Cortana:''' "''We should move out, Lieutenant. And then we'll need your help on our rescue mission.''"

== Trivia ==
===[[Glitch]]es===
*If you stand under ''[[Echo 419]]'' when it lands near the cliff edge, you will come up through the floor inside the [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]]. When this happens, jump up through the floor and you can walk inside the dropship. However, when it starts to fly away, you'll fall through the floor, and to your death.
*Any [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] or Navy tech sitting in the innermost seats of the [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]], they will hold out their hands as if clutching an [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]] (even the techs armed with [[M6D Personal Defense System|Pistols]]) but will actually hold nothing.
*Any Marines who ride in your Warthog will not get into the [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] at the end of the level, even if you force them out of the Warthog. You can often see them in the last cutscene being left behind as [[Echo 419]] takes off.

===Mistakes===
*If you enter the structure where the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] don't encounter any [[Covenant]] dropships and jump off the shaft that shoots blue energy straight up, you will see a blue ball hovering in thin air when you reach the bottom (dead). This blue ball is actually the device Bungie uses to create the laser. Another way to see this is with a flycam. However, this can be only viewed with [[Halo Custom Edition]].
*Cortana mentioned a Command Shuttle to Foehammer, when the actual meeting point for the UNSC forces is [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]].

===References===
*The ''[[Halo 3]]'' level, ''Halo'', is partially linked because the levels are both the first and last time you ever go on a Halo ring.
*[[Marty O'Donnell]] revealed in the [[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]] bonus disc that [[Jen Taylor]] (voice actor of Cortana), also played the voice of the lifeboat pilot at the beginning of the level. 
*The level was one of the inspirations for the design of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map, ''[[Valhalla (Level)|Valhalla]]'', since the environment is somewhat similar.
*The [[Bumblebee]] pilot's helmet has a resemblance to the helmet worn by the protagonist of the [[Marathon (Video Game Series)]], and the [[Security]] armor permutation helmet of Halo 3.

===Miscellaneous===
*It is possible to get a [[Banshee]] to crash and the pilot die at the beginning of the level but you will not be able to fly it.
*At the first structure where the first lifepod crashes, a [[DX-class Dropship|Spirit]] can be seen crashing into a cliff as it exits the area.
*If you make any [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] on board [[Echo 419]] turn on you at the end, you will not be able to board the [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] until you kill them all or until they trust you.
*If you go on a joyride after saving the last group of Marines instead of boarding Echo 419, after a minute the cut scene will play regardless of where you are.
* Although the three main areas where you encounter Marines have predictable numbers and types of Covenant, the areas in between are far more sporadic. Covenant vary greatly in numbers, types and often do not spawn at all. They are most likely to be encountered when back-tracking to areas you have already been.
*Each area presents a different strategy: ground combat for the rock slide, long-range combat for the cliff wall, and vehicular combat on the cliff edge (on the outside).
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